Two New IPhones Coming; One May Be Aimed at Verizon — Apple Inc. is developing a new iPhone to debut this summer and also appears to be working on a model for U.S. mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless, say people briefed on the matter. — While Apple has unveiled a new iPhone every June …

Apple Starts Shipping iPads to Customers — Apple has starting shipping iPads for delivery. Those who placed their orders in on the first day have started receiving shipping notices from the Apple Store. — Unfortunately, the early ship date does not necessarily mean that customers will receive their iPads before April 3rd.

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac gets undressed — We've just scored some of the first shots of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, and while they are said to be very early, you can clearly see the progress that has been made in the transition to native Cocoa applications.

Lawmakers Ask for FTC Investigation of Google Buzz — Eleven U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google's launch of its Buzz social-networking product for breaches of consumer privacy. — The representatives — six Democrats and five Republicans …

Warner Bros. Recruits Students to Spy on Pirates — The people who work at the anti-piracy divisions of Warner Bros. and other large media companies have to be experts in file-sharing technology. It is therefore no surprise that Warner Bros. is actively recruiting students for a job as Anti-Piracy Intern …

Fake Steve Jobs Blog Likely To Shut Down — It took a year for anyone to figure out that Forbes (now Newsweek) writer Dan Lyons was the guy behind the Fake Steve Jobs blog. Now, a couple of years later, the blog is still going strong. And it remains very, very funny.

The Present and Future of HTML5 Video Experiences — As commercial availability of the Apple iPad draws near, we have been getting a lot of inquiries from customers looking for guidance on what they need to do to deliver great video experiences on these devices that exclusively support the HTML5 approach to video.

Facebook Killing ‘Become A Fan,’ Embracing ‘Like’ — Facebook is scaling back on the word “Fan” and ramping up usage of “Like” on brand pages. According to a confidential e-mail sent to ad agencies today, the social media site will change the “Become A Fan” button to read “Like” within the next few weeks.

The State of the Internet Operating System — I've been talking for years about “the internet operating system”, but I realized I've never written an extended post to define what I think it is, where it is going, and the choices we face. This is that missing post.

How Facebook May Save Elevation Partners — Things are not going great at Elevation Partners. Its initial $1.8 billion fund - that was met with great fanfare when it was raised by rockstar investor Roger McNamee, rockstar gaming executive John Riccitiello and actual rockstar Bono …

Yahoo adds Facebook status updates to Mail — Yahoo continues to inject social networking into its services. — Starting later today, Yahoo Mail users will be able to update their Facebook status from their Yahoo Mail inbox. Facebook users will be able to log into their accounts right …

Coming Soon to Gmail Chat: File Transfer — Google just announced a small but useful update to the chat feature in iGoogle and Orkut, Google's social network. You can now use the chat feature to send photos, documents and other files directly to your contacts.